Dates of term
Dates of term
Key dates for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 Academic Years
Please note: The following dates do not apply to students on pre-registration Nursing, BSc and MSc Social Work programmes who should refer instead to their Programme Handbook and Placements Planner on their Blackboard Shell for details of term and holiday dates.
February 2024 intake (returning students)
| Event | Dates |
| Semester 1 | 29 January 2024 - 31 May 2024 |
| Easter Vacation | 18 March 2024 - 5 April 2024 |
| Semester 2 | 7 October 2024 - 25 January 2025 |
| Christmas Vacation | 16 December 2024 - 7 February 2025 |
September 2024 intake*
| Event | Dates |
| Welcome Week (New students) | Monday 30 September 2024 – Friday 4 October 2024 |
| Autumn Term | Monday 7 October 2024 – Friday 13 December 2024 |
| Christmas Vacation | Monday 16 December 2024 – Friday 3 January 2025 |
| Winter Term | Monday 6 January 2025 – Friday 14 March 2025 |
| Easter Vacation | Monday 17 March 2025 – Friday 4 April 2025 |
| Spring Term | Monday 7 April 2025 – Friday 13 June 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 16 June 2025 – Friday 4 July 2025 |
| Summer Term (where applicable) | Monday 7 July 2025 – Friday 12 September 2025 |
* Most standard courses will run between Autumn Term and Spring Term and some may have an additional fourth Summer Term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.
September 2024 intake (returning students on semester-based courses)
| Event | Dates |
| Summer Vacation ends | Friday 4 October 2024 |
| Semester 1 starts | Monday 7 October 2024 – Friday 13 December 2024 |
| Christmas Vacation | Monday 16 December 2024 – Friday 3 January 2025 |
| Semester 1 continues | Monday 6 January 2025 – Friday 7 February 2025 |
| Exams | 20 January 2025 – 7 February 2025 |
| Semester 1 ends | Friday 7 February 2025 |
| Semester 2 starts | Monday 10 February 2025 – Friday 14 March 2025 |
| Easter Vacation | Monday 17 March 2025 – Friday 4 April 2025 |
| Semester 2 continues | Monday 7 April 2025 – Friday 13 June 2025 |
| Exams | 27 May 2025 – 13 June 2025 |
| Semester 2 ends | Friday 13 June 2025 |
January 2025 intake*
| Event | Dates |
| Welcome/Enrolment (New Students) | Thursday 2 January 2025 - Friday 3 January 2025 |
| Winter Term | Monday 6 January 2025 - Friday 14 March 2025 |
| Easter Vacation | Monday 17 March 2025 - Friday 4 April 2025 |
| Spring Term | Monday 7 April 2025 – Friday 13 June 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 16 June 2025 - Friday 4 July 2025 |
| Summer Term | Monday 7 July 2025 - Friday 12 September 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 15 September – Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Autumn Term (where applicable) | Monday 6 October 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025 |
* Most standard courses will run between Winter Term and Summer Term and some may have an additional fourth Autumn Term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.
April 2025 intake*
| Event | Dates |
| Welcome/Enrolment (New Students) | Thursday 3 April 2025 - Friday 4 April 2025 |
| Spring Term | Monday 7 April 2025 – Friday 13 June 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 16 June 2025 - Friday 4 July 2025 |
| Summer Term | Monday 7 July 2025 - Friday 12 September 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 15 September – Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Autumn Term | Monday 6 October 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 15 December 2025 – Friday 9 January 2026 |
| Winter Term (where applicable) | Monday 12 January 2026 – Friday 20 March 2026 |
* Most standard courses will run between Spring Term and Autumn Term and some may have an additional fourth Winter Term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.
October 2025 intake*
| Event | Dates |
| Welcome Week (New Students) | Monday 29 September 2025 - Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Autumn Term | Monday 6 October 2025 – Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Vacation | Monday 15 December 2025 – Friday 9 January 2026 |
| Winter Term | Monday 12 January 2026 – Friday 20 March 2026 |
| Vacation | Monday 23 March 2026 – Friday 10 April 2026 |
| Spring Term | Monday 13 April 2026 – Friday 19 June 2026 |
| Vacation | Monday 22 June 2026 – Friday 3 July 2026 |
| Summer Term (where applicable) | Monday 6 July 2026 – Friday 11 September 2026 |
* Most standard courses will run between Autumn Term and Spring Term and some may have an additional fourth Summer Term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.
October 2025 (returning students on semester-based courses)
| Event | Dates |
| Summer Vacation ends | Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Semester 1 starts | Monday 6 October 2025 - Friday 12 December 2025 |
| Christmas Vacation | Monday 15 December 2025 – Friday 9 January 2026 |
| Semester 1 continues | Monday 12 January 2026 - Friday 13 February 2026 |
| Exams | Monday 26 January 2026 – Friday 13 February 2026 |
| Semester 1 ends | Friday 13 February 2026 |
| Semester 2 starts | Monday 16 February 2026 - Friday 20 March 2026 |
| Easter Vacation | Monday 23 March 2026 – Friday 10 April 2026 |
| Semester 2 continues | Monday 13 April 2026 - Friday 19 June 2026 |
| Exams | Monday 1 June 2026 – Friday 19 June 2026 |
| Semester 2 ends | Friday 19 June 2026 |
January 2026 intake*
| Event | Dates |
| Welcome/Enrolment (New Students) | Thursday 8 January 2026 – Friday 9 January 2026 (TBC) |
| Winter Term | Monday 12 January 2026 – Friday 20 March 2026 |
| Vacation | Monday 23 March 2026 – Friday 10 April 2026 |
| Spring Term | Monday 13 April 2026 – Friday 19 June 2026 |
| Vacation | Monday 22 June 2026 – Friday 3 July 2026 |
| Summer Term | Monday 6 July 2026 – Friday 11 September 2026 |
| Vacation | Monday 14 September 2026 – Friday 2 October 2026 |
| Autumn Term (where applicable) | Monday 5 October 2026 – Friday 11 December 2026 |
* Most standard courses will run between Winter Term and Summer Term and some may have an additional fourth Autumn Term. Please refer to your specific course details regarding which terms your course will run in.
Bank Holidays
There is no scheduled teaching on Bank Holidays.
| England and Wales | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| New Year's Day | 01/01/2024 | 01/01/2025 | 01/01/2026 |
| Good Friday | 29/03/2024 | 18/04/2025 | 03/04/2026 |
| Easter Monday | 01/04/2024 | 21/04/2025 | 06/04/2026 |
| Early May Bank Holiday | 06/05/2024 | 05/05/2025 | 04/05/2026 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 27/05/2024 | 26/05/2025 | 25/05/2026 |
| Summer Bank Holiday | 26/08/2024 | 25/08/2025 | 31/08/2026 |
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2024 | 25/12/2025 | 25/12/2026 |
| Boxing Day | 26/12/2024 | 26/12/2025 | 28/12/2026 |
* If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a 'substitute' weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday. These revised dates are reflected in the table above.